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Charles Edward Phelps

Representative from Maryland
HOUSEOTHER PARTY1865–1869ID P000292
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LegislationHEADLINE
79%with Dems
of 509 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
79%with Dems
of 509 · both combined
Steepest move
+19 pts
1865 → 1867
under one label

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓1865
1867–6840th Congress
Sat under another party label
87.6%with Democrats
of 283 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1865 → 1867, +19 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Mar 3, 1869S. 845No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1869S. 845No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1869noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Mar 3, 1869noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869H.J.Res. 413No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1869noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869H.R. 1746No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 283 contested votes scored in the 40th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

2 Congresses
39th · 186540th · 1867
Other party · House · MD39th–40th
Term datesexact
Members · Maryland
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Charles Edward Phelps

Representative from Maryland
HOUSEO1865–18692 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
79.4%with Democrats
of 509 votes · 20.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested79%of 509 · combined
Steepest move+19 pts1865→67, under another label

Career arc

10050018651867
1867–68 · 40th · Other party · of 283 votes87.6%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 283 contested votes scored in the 40th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

39th · 186540th · 1867
Other party39th–40th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
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